Dec 7th, Pearl Harbour

[Hunter368]

I still stand by the firm belief that I have stated before that even if they had gotten the Carriers and all the Oil stocks at Pearl it would not have mattered one bit when it comes to the outcome of the war. The US soon showed the world what its production capabilities were (All laid down or completed after Pearl Harbor:

Battleships: 8
Battlecruisers: 3
Aircraft Carriers: 27
Light Fleet Carriers: 56
Heavy Cruisers: 17
Light Cruisers: 40
Destroyers: 319
Destroyers Escort Type: 332
Submarines: 193
Mine Sweepers: 378
Frigates: 112

Not included are the Fleet Auxillaries, Patrol Boats, Transports, etc...

All of this info taken from Janes Fighting ships 1946 edition.

Basically what I am getting at is, no matter what the outcome of Pearl Harbor the US was only slightly hurt and would recover faster and quicker than anyone. Even if the Carriers and the Oil Reserves there had been hit, it would not have changed the outcome.

100% agree

 

[syscom3]

Just trivia..... One of the reasons the Japanese attacked in late 1941 through early 1942 was that the IJN knew that in 1943, the USN would be receiving the new warships that were begun to have been built in 1940/41.

The IJN knew that they had to have all possible gains consolidated by then.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeap but I still beleive that they would have rather attacked at a time more of there choosing.